rhopographyrare—1.|rəʊˈpɒgrəfɪ| [ad.Gr. ῥωπογραϕία, f. ῥῶπος petty wares: see -graphy. Cf. F. rhopographie.] Painting in still life. 1850J. Leitch tr.C. O. Müller's Anc. Art §163 (ed. 2) 139 Rhopography..the representation of restricted scenes in nature—a small portion of a wood, a brook and the like.